Marisa Del Frate (11 March 1931 – 5 February 2015) was an Italian actress, singer, and television personality.

Life and career

Born in

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, Del Frate started her career as a model and took part in several beauty contests. In 1957, she successfully debuted as a singer winning the

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with the song "Malinconico autunno". In 1958, Del Frate entered the competition at the

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with the songs "Quando il cuore" and "Ho disegnato un cuore". Shortly later, she was chosen by Erminio Macario as

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in the

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''Chiamate Arturo 777''; from then, Del Frate started a successful career as soubrette, actress, and television presenter. In 1961, Del Frate obtained large popularity thanks to the

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television variety ''L'amico del giaguaro''.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996–2003. .

Death

Marisa Del Frate died from cancer at age 83 in Rome in 2015.

Discography

Album

* 1961 - '' Le canzoni de L'amico del giaguaro

Singles

* 1957: "Malinconico autunno" (Cetra SP 44) * 1957: "Io e Ciccio cha cha cha" (Cetra, DC 6726) * 1957: "Bene mio" (Cetra, DC 6771) * 1957: "'O treno d'a fantasia" (Cetra, DC 6792) * 1958: "Maistrale" (Cetra SP 243) * 1958: "Maria Canaria" (Cetra, DC 6868) * 1958: "Vita mia" (Cetra, DC 6871) * 1958: "Un poco 'e sentimento" (Cetra, DC 6872) * 1958: "È stato il vento" (Cetra, DC 6873) * 1958: "Calypso melody" (Cetra, DC 6874) * 1958: "Maistrale" (Cetra, DC 6930) * 1958: "Sincerità" (Cetra, DC 6931) * 1958: "'O calyppese napulitano" (Cetra, DC 6932) * 1958: "Guardandoci" (Cetra, DC 6989) * 1958: "Con te per l'eternità" (Cetra, DC 6991) * 1958: "La donna di Marzo" (Cetra, DC 6992) * 1958: "Per credere nel mondo" (Cetra, DC 6993) * 1958: "Dominique / Autunno" (with Erminio Macario) (Cetra, DC 6988) * 1958: "E' molto facile...dirsi addio" (Cetra, AC 3329) * 1965: "I pensieri dell'amore" (CBS, 1611) * 1965: "Anche se" (Derby, DB 5123) * 1967: "Perché ci sei tu" (CBS, 2980)

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1966) * ''La ballata dei mariti'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1963) * ''Addio per sempre!'' (1958)

References

External links

Marisa Del Frate profile
Discogs.com; accessed 2 March 2015. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Del Frate, Marisa 1931 births 2015 deaths Italian pop singers Italian television personalities Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Musicians from Rome Deaths from cancer in Lazio 20th-century Italian women singers